House of Lords Business

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government when they last raised with the government of Pakistan (1) the anti-Ahmadiyya laws set out in Penal Code Article 298, and (2) that government's obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief; and whether they intend to encourage the government of Pakistan to invite the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Reli… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about the case of Taimoor Raza who has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for allegedly breaking the blasphemy laws on social media; and what representations, if any, they have made on his behalf.  HL1570

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government, following the meeting of Lord Alton of Liverpool and Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne with the Minister of State at the Department for International Development, Rory Stewart MP, about the role of school textbooks and the school curriculum in Pakistan in describing non-Muslims, what progress has been made in promoting incl… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what information they have about proposals in Pakistan to establish (1) a National Council for Minorities’ Rights, and (2) a dedicated police unit to protect religious minorities; and whether they have encouraged such developments.  HL1572

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have encouraged the government of Pakistan to enact laws recognising the legality of Christian marriages.    HL1573

Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government how much overseas aid they have given to Pakistan in each of the past five years; and of that, how much has specifically been committed to the promotion of (1) the protection of minorities, and (2) freedom of religion or belief    HL1574

Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken an impact assessment of the effect on individuals and communities unable to access conventional bus services of their proposals to require community transport operators to hold a conventional PCV operator's licence.  HL1575

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research Bookselling Britain that bookshops pay 11 times more tax than Amazon, and whether they have plans to address this.  HL1576

Lord Hain to ask Her Majesty's Government how many bookshops have closed in the UK since 2010.  HL1577

Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government whether pay increases during this financial year for police and prison officers will be paid for from existing budgets.  HL1578

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have used the continental media as a way of presenting to the public in the EU–27 their case for a constructive future relationship with the EU; and what plans they have to do so.  HL1579

Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a summary of the verdicts and punishments imposed by all international courts and tribunals associated with the United Nations relating to breaches by individuals of international law in the last 20 years, including those imposed by the International Criminal Court.  HL1580

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the guidance issued by NHS England to clinical commissioning groups in May stating that all areas of the country should have a system in place from September to ensure that all new GP referrals are subject to clinical peer review, how they define such reviews.  HL1581

Lord McColl of Dulwich to ask Her Majesty's Government how many legal cases have been filed against the Department of Health about public health matters in each of the last five years; and how many are currently in progress.  HL1582

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty's Government when ministers last (1) met, and (2) had discussions with, representatives of Southern Rail.  HL1583

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations ministers have received regarding passenger services on Southern Rail.    HL1584

Baroness Smith of Basildon to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of passenger services on Southern Rail.  HL1585

Lord Stoddart of Swindon to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have made for the UK to leave the EU in March 2019 in the event that the European Council or the European Parliament does not ratify any agreement reached between the UK and the European Commission concerning the UK’s departure from the EU  HL1586